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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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